van de Wall Surname

870,423rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 311 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van de Wall Surname User-submission:

This surname is of Dutch origin, meaning 'of the wall'. It most likely refers to a person, who lived near a fortress wall.

van de Wall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1731:97,61415,899
South Africa821:660,70448,422
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
France11:66,422,722504,397
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

van de Wall Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is of Dutch origin, meaning 'of the wall'. It most likely refers to a person, who lived near a fortress wall.

- jkmartinjk

This is a Dutch surname, denoting a man who lived near or worked at the river.

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van de Wall Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name van de Wall Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname van de Wall is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name van de Wall? popularity and diffusion

The last name van de Wall is the 870,423rd most commonly used last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 23,432,624 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of van de Wall are found; 60 percent are found in Western Europe and 59 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 173 people, or 1 in 97,614. In The Netherlands van de Wall is mostly found in: Limburg, where 27 percent are found, Gelderland, where 21 percent are found and North Holland, where 16 percent are found. Aside from The Netherlands it exists in 11 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 26 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

van de Wall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of van de Wall has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the van de Wall last name rose 250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van de Wall Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van de Wall earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 33.4% more than the national average, earning R 317,016 per year and in Canada they earn 0.19% more than the national average, earning $49,778 CAD per year.

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